Movies recently filmed in Mass. and Boston

The Greater Boston area has been the setting for several iconic movie film settings. All sorts of films from crime dramas like "The Departed" and "The Town" to comedies like "Fever Pitch" and "Legally Blonde" have been drawn to the Hub thanks to tax breaks and great locations.

Take a look at scenes from movies recently shot in the area and what towns they were set in. Latest: Untitled Larry David Project in the North Shore.Pictured: A crew filmed "Gone Baby Gone" in Dorchester in 2006.
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Steven A. Rosenberg for The Boston Globe

Larry David, who cocreated “Seinfeld” and also created and stars in HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” chose areas north of Boston to replicate Martha’s Vineyard, where the film “Clear History” — about a fallen marketing whiz — is set.

Left: Larry David strolls through the crowd of extras while shooting "Clear History" at the Topsfield Fair.
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Steven A. Rosenberg for The Boston Globe

In addition to a scene at West Beach in Beverly Farms, "Clear History" spent a couple of days at the North Shore Music Theatre on Dunham Road.

Left: Kate Hudson spent some time with her sons, Bingham (left) and Ryder, at the Topsfield Fair between shooting scenes for "Clear History."
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Sean O'Sullivan

The Way, Way Back

Locations: Marshfield, Pembroke, Plymouth, WarehamIMDB summary: Over the course of his summer break, a teenager comes into his own thanks in part to the friendship he strikes up with one of the park's managers.

Locations: Marblehead, Swampscott, TewksburyIMDB summary: A follow up to the 2010 comedy about a group of childhood friends who reunite years later.

Pictured: Actor Adam Sandler reacts to the crowd between takes of the film "Grown Ups 2" near the train station in Swampscott.
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FameFlynet Pictures

Labor Day

Locations: Acton, Belchertown, Boston, Mansfield, Medfield, Medway, Natick, Shelburne FallsIMDB summary: Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

Pictured: Actress Kate Winslet on the set of "Labor Day" in Shelburne.
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Pictured: Brian J. Murphy who has worked at the Mass Maritime Academy for 19 years, tries out for a part in the movie starring Tom Hanks, who will portray Captain Richard Phillips, a graduate of Mass Maritime.
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Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe

Gilded Lilys

Locations: Boston, WorcesterIMDB summary: Set in 1895, show revolves around the opening of the first luxury hotel in New York City and all the intermingling of love, treachery and disdain between the classes set against a backdrop of vicious family rivalries, scandalous secrets and conflict and co-mingling of classes.

Pictured: Executive Producer Betsy Beers posed for a portrait in the building along Commonwealth Avenue.
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Jay Connor for the Boston Globe

R.I.P.D.

Locations: Boston, Charlestown, Chelsea, RaynhamIMDB summary: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

Locations: Boston, Dennis, East Bridgewater, Everett, Osterville, PeabodyIMDB summary: While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.
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Locations: Boston-Government Center, Post Office SquareIMDB summary: A comedy centered on the life of Kate Reddy, a finance executive who is the breadwinner for her husband and two kids.Next

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Ted

Locations: Boston, Canton, Chelsea, Everett, Norwood, Somerville, SwampscottIMDB summary: As the result of a childhood wish, John Bennett's teddy bear, Ted, came to life and has been by John's side ever since—a friendship that's tested when Lori, John's girlfriend of four years, wants more from their relationship.
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Steve Haines for The Boston Globe

Fairhaven

Locations: Fairhaven, New BedfordIMDB summary: Three friends reunite after 10 years for the funeral of one of their fathers. Jon, a former high school football star, is searching for meaning in his life and is inspired by an interview on Sixty Minutes of his football hero, Tom Brady.
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Rose Lincoln for the Boston Globe

Crooked Arrows

Locations: Danvers, Topsfield, WellesleyIMDB summary: A story centered on a Native American lacrosse team making its way through a prep school league tournament.

Pictured: Cast members Trenna Hill and Aaron Printup drew a dinosaur from the movie.Next

Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe

Here Comes the Boom

Locations: Boston, Lowell, Peabody, QuincyIMDB summary: A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.

Pictured: Actors Salma Hayek, Kevin James, and Henry Winkler shot a scene at Faneuil Hall.
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